Progressivism (CH.8) Test Review

Who took pictures of the slum life of the urban poor. Also wrote "How the Other Half Lives?"

The History of the Populist and Progressive movements illustrates the

Who was an advocate for improving the lives of children in the workplace?

A person who believes in the Social Darwinist theory of survival of the fittest would agree that

She formed the National Women's Party an organized the Washington D.C. Women's march

What was the primary goal of the NAACP?

Which President named his reform program the Square Deal?

At the turn of the 20th century, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in cities?

The Hepburn Act gave more power and strength to the ICC

Which President was in office when the 8-hour workday (Adamson Act) was passed?

Which muckraker wrote about child labor?

Progressives were people from the Upper class that fought to change society through writing and photographs

In the U.S. during the early part of the 20th century, reform writers helped to bring about fed. legislation designed to

Booker T. Washington was a former slave that worked his way up to create the Tuskegee Institute

In the U.S., the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to

Muckrakers were

Which action was necessary to change from the indirect to the direct election of U.S. Senators?

Which of the following was NOT achieved during the Progressive Movement?

Civil rights was not achieved due to leadership having different goals of how to handle segregation

In the US many of the reform movements of the 1900s were primarily the result of

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are considered Progressives because they

Who led NAWSA from 1900-1904?

Which progressive President passed the Hepburn Act?

The Impact of works by such authors as Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis suggests that

This lady founded the American Birth Control League

Why did the U.S. follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800s?

The Progressive movement was mainly a response to the

Which statement about the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois is most accurate?

Which of the following was NOT a goal of W.E.B. Du Bois?

At times, the United States government has passed protective tariffs to

Progressivism could best be characterized as a movement that

Which President was in office when the Hepburn Act was created?

Muckraking journalist who exposed the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry

This woman organized the Women's Trade Union and created the National Consumers League

Which President was in office when the Federal Reserve Act was signed?

This muckraker brought the end of the Standard Oil Company

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their

Which President was in office when the Meat Inspection Act was passed?

What was the law that required truthful labels before the item could be shipped to stores?

W.E.B. Du Bois graduated from Harvard and created the NAACP

The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were similar in that both were designed to

The Primary people that helped create social and economic reforms during the Progressive Era came from

The Progressive Movement was most concerned with

In the Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

African Americans didn't achieve their goals during the Progressive Era because their leaders were not on the same page

During the early 1900s, the enactment of strong Fed Legislation to regulate. business demonstrated a growing belief that

Which President was in office when the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act was passed?

Theodore Roosevelt believed in good and bad trusts for American Businesses

Which President was in office when the National Reclamation Act was passed?

Cartoonist Thomas Nast brought awareness to

This person exposed the cheating monopoly of the railroad industry

All of the following were actively involved in securing the right to vote for women EXCEPT

Which President was in office when the Clayton Antitrust Act was passed?

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

The Federal Reserve System directly influences the United States economy causing changes in

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the passage of antitrust legislation and the FTC reflected the USs desire

The Progressive Movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals EXCEPT

Muckraker who brought down political corruption in Philadelphia